San Antonio police arrest man accused of being accomplice in fatal robbery attempt

Trevon Deshon Atkinson, 18, is accused of aggravated robbery for allegedly driving a gunman to a South Side restaurant in the 800 block of Southeast Military Drive Dec. 6 where he was killed trying to rob a family.

Trevon Deshon Atkinson, 18, is accused of aggravated robbery for allegedly driving a gunman to a South Side restaurant in the 800 block of Southeast Military Drive Dec. 6 where he was killed trying to rob a

Trevon Deshon Atkinson, 18, is accused of aggravated robbery for allegedly driving a gunman to a South Side restaurant in the 800 block of Southeast Military Drive Dec. 6 where he was killed trying to rob a family.

Trevon Deshon Atkinson, 18, is accused of aggravated robbery for allegedly driving a gunman to a South Side restaurant in the 800 block of Southeast Military Drive Dec. 6 where he was killed trying to rob a

San Antonio police arrest man accused of being accomplice in fatal robbery attempt

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An 18-year-old who police say drove the man who was fatally shot attempting to rob a South Side restaurant was arrested Friday.

Trevon Deshon Atkinson, 18, faces a charge of aggravated robbery, according to the San Antonio Police Department.

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Trevon Deshon Atkinson, 18, for helping a man who died trying to rob a South Side restaurant, according to the San Antonio Police Department.

SAPD spokesman officer Carlos Ortiz said Atkinson drove 19-year-old Andres Herrera to the restaurant at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 800 block of Southeast Military Drive.

There, Herrera used a silver handgun and attempted to rob a man eating with his family, police said.

When Herrera pointed the gun at the man’s family, he told police he pulled out a gun and shot Herrera once, killing him. The father had a concealed handgun license and is not facing any charges, police said.

As Atkinson was being placed in a police car, he told reporters “I didn’t do nothing … that was my boy.”

The robbery unit tracked down Atkinson and apprehended him during a traffic stop, police said.

Ortiz said Atkinson was the “suspected driver that was driving Andres Herrera to numerous locations where he was committing armed robbery.”